Dr. Jean Norris

Dr. Jean Norris

Location: 55 e. jackson blvd., suite 950, chicago, il 60604

About me

27 year veteran of the education industry working in both proprietary and non-profit higher education.  I have served primarily in the roles of marketing and admissions administration as well as a faculty member and academic dean.  My passion is training and employee development by providing innovative content and delivery that reinforces compliance and meets the demands of today's student consumer.  Our admissions training program, EnrollMatch is the FIRST and ONLY admissions training program to receive a legal seal of approval for meeting all national and regional accrediting agency admissions related standards.  To learn more please visit www.enrollmatch.com

Interests

training, admissions best practices, compliance, guidance counseling, sales

Skills

developer of enrollmatch - the ethical enrollment process; author; speaker; trainer; personal coach

Activity

This sounds like a great plan! What can you do to remind yourself to slow your talking and smile during your calls? Dr. Jean Norris
It sounds like you have given this a lot of thought and practice Christine. Not only are you showing respect for the prospective student sitting in front of you but the person on the phone as well. What type of an impression do you think this leaves with the person sitting in front of you when the phone rings? Dr. Jean Norris
Very proactive! Think about how it looks to a student if they call and there is no answer. Let us know how the call log works out. Dr. Jean Norris
Thank you for sharing your approach Farida. It sounds like you are building value throughout the interview so discussing cost is straightforward. Keep up the great work! Dr. Jean Norris
That's great Farida. How do you typically normalize the situation? What approach do you take? Dr. Jean Norris
What a great idea! How do you think this contributes to student success? Dr. Jean Norris
That's a good practice Renee. What else can you do to reduce distractions when working with students? Dr. Jean Norris
Trust is important and both people skills and product knowledge contribute to building trust. How do you think attitude contributes? Dr. Jean Norris

I get the sense that you understand the importance of making a connection and building rapport on the phone. You're right, sometimes the person on the other end of the phone can be preoccupied and making a connection can be somewhat difficult. Have you tried making small talk and simply asking questions to find out more about the other person's interests? As you pointed out, the other person may begin with a lack of interest, but if you ask good questions and learn more about them you will have the opportunity to find a common interest that you will both… >>>

Congratulations to your team for stepping up to the plate to serve your students. How do you think this teamwork and collaboration has impacted the students and their outcomes? Dr. Jean Norris

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